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A weekly publication for the staff &
faculty of Valencia Community College Vol. XXXV, No.
23
June 19, 2006
This Week at Valencia.
Monday, June 19
Collegewide Staff Council, 8:30 a.m., Criminal Justice Institute-223
Tuesday, June 20
District Board of Trustees, 8:30 a.m., Osceola Campus, TBA
Student Affairs Leadership Team, 3 p.m., East Campus, 8-105D
Wednesday, June 21
Winter Park Career Staff Council, 10 a.m., Winter Park Campus, 226
Design & Operations Team, 1 p.m., Osceola Campus, 3-319
Thursday, June 22
Wellness Committee, 2 p.m., East Campus, 8-105D
VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Orlando, Florida
Regular Meeting Room 2-219B, Osceola Campus
June 20, 2006 - 8:30 a.m. AGENDA 1800 Denn John Lane, Kissimmee
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Call to Order -- Board Chairman
Invocation – Dr. Stanley H. Stone, Vice President of Human Resources
and Diversity
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
Recognition: Schenkel Shultz Architects (Dan Tarczynski and Michele
Chandler)
Raymer F. Maguire, III
I. Approval of Minutes – May 16, 2006, Regular Meeting
II. Reports
A. Osceola Campus (Dr. Silvia Zapico, Provost, Osceola Campus)
B. Osceola Student Government Association Report (Victor Rosado, Osceola
SGA President)
C. Construction Report (Keith Houck, Vice President Administrative
Services)
D. Faculty Council Report (Tom Byrnes, President, Collegewide Faculty
Council)
E Valencia Foundation Report (Bertica Cabrera-Morris, Trustee)
F. President’s Report (Dr. Sanford Shugart)
III. New Business
A. Annual Operating Budget, Salary Plan, and Unexpended Plant Budget
– FY 2006-2007
B. Faculty Compensation Plan, Phase II
C. Acquisition of New Administrative Software
D. Recommended Order Concerning Mr. Williams
E. Prequalification of Contractors
F. Policy: Financial Information Security, 6Hx28:06-30
G. Delinquent Account Write-Off
H. Florida Equity Act Report
I. Downtown Center Lease
J. Osceola Campus Land Lease
K. Safety and Security Plan Implementation
L. Budget Amendment Request
M. Resolution Certifying the Valencia Community College Foundation
as a Direct Support Organization
N. 2005-2006 Annual Fire Safety, Casualty Safety, and Sanitation Inspection
O. Additions, Deletions or Modifications of Courses and Programs
P. Valencia Enterprise Courses and Fees
Q. Human Resources Agenda
R. Submission of Grant Proposals
S. Property Deletion
IV. Other Business
Great News about Travel Expenses
The 2006 Legislative session passed a bill that “revises per
diem, subsistence and mileage rates for purposes of reimbursement
of travel expenses of public officers, employees and authorized persons.”
The new rates go into effect for travel on or after July 1. The new
figures are $80 per diem or $6, $11 and $19, respectively, for breakfast,
lunch and dinner while traveling. The mileage reimbursement rate was
increased from 29 cents per mile to 44.5 cents per mile.
The bill also extends prohibition on per diem and subsistence reimbursement
for Class C travelers (in- or out-of-district, but not overnight)
until July 1, 2007.
If you have any questions, please call Marcey Camacho at ext. 3310
or Vicki Mantione at ext. 3309.
2006 Commencement Program to Be Televised
The 2006 Commencement program will be shown on Valencia Television.
The program will run two hours with no breaks. Please check your local
cable provider for the channel in your area.
- Tuesday, July 4, 10 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 11, 10 p.m.
- Sunday, July 16, 8 p.m.
- Saturday, July 22, 8 p.m.
Presidential Perspectives on Contemporary Community Colleges-Dr.
Shugart and Chanda Torres will present a qualitative study of beliefs
and perspectives on issues of importance to three current community
college presidents. Monday, June 19, 2-3 p.m., East Campus, Room
5-112, registration code: LPP.
Personal Finance-Develop your personal financial savvy and
tweak your knowledge on saving for college and retirement. Learn
great tips on picking a mutual fund. Pre-workshop sheets will be
sent to you one week prior to the workshop. Note: Lunch will be
provided; sponsored by the Valencia Chapter of the American Association
for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC) and the Valencia Foundation.
Tuesday, June 20, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Osceola Campus, Room 3-319H,
registration code: GPF620 or Thursday, June 29, 11:30 a.m.-1:30
p.m. East Campus, Room 5-112, registration code: GPF629.
Spanish for Customer Service Workshop-This eight-hour course
is designed to give participants key words and phrases to communicate,
in a limited capacity, in Spanish. Phrases taught include greeting
someone and asking how you can help them; answering a telephone
call; giving directions to an office or department in the building;
and more. NOTE: This session has a fee of $99 which may be covered
by SPD for eligible full-time Valencia employees. This is a two-day
workshop, four hours per day. Day one is Wednesday, June 21, 8 a.m.-12
noon and Day two is Wednesday, June 28, 8 a.m.-12 noon, Sand Lake
Center, Room 1-114. To register, please contact the Valencia Enterprises
Customer Support Center at extension 6688.
The Invisible Web/What Search Engines Fail to Find-The internet
is part of our everyday lives but Google and other search engines
are only allowing us to access about 25 percent of the internet.
Are you curious about the other 75 percent? This workshop will reveal
the secrets of the invisible web and show you how to use it in your
personal and professional life. Wednesday, June 21, 10-11 a.m.,
East Campus, Room 4-210, registration code: TIW.
Valencia Volunteers-Valencia Volunteers is a referral resource
for students, faculty/staff, and other members of the Central Florida
Community. We are committed to promoting volunteerism on our campus
and throughout Central Florida. This workshop will present different
ways that faculty and staff can participate in volunteer opportunities.
We will be discussing fall initiatives and upcoming events pertaining
to faculty and staff. Wednesday, June 21, 1-3 p.m., East Campus,
Room 3-113, registration code: GVV.
Social Security & Medicare-A representative from the
Social Security Administration will discuss what to expect and the
procedures to follow to enroll in Social Security and Medicare.
A representative from Valencia's Human Resources will discuss the
coordination of benefits between Medicare and the college's retiree
health insurance. Wednesday, June 21, 3-5 p.m. West Campus, Room
4-120, registration code: GSSM.
Identity Theft: What You Can Do to Protect Your ID-As of
April 2003, 11.8 million Americans have been victims of identity
theft. If you do not own a shredder in your home or place of work;
if you still carry your social security card in your wallet; if
you do not check merchant copies of your debit/credit card receipts;
if you still use the mailbox red flag; then you will want to attend
this session. Wednesday, June 28, 2-4 p.m., West Campus, Room 6-202,
registration code: GID2.
Valencia's Incentive Retirement Program & the 401a/403b/457
Plans - Discover the aspects of Valencia's own Incentive Retirement
Program, Terminal Leave Payout, and the 401a/403b/457 plans and
how they all work together to save you money. Tax implications will
also be discussed. Wednesday, June 28, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. West
Campus, Room 6-202, registration code: GRETIRE.
To register for Leadership Valencia classes, unless noted otherwise,
go to http://valencia.cc.fl.us/ leadership/regstr.asp.
Important News About Upcoming Insurance Changes
Healthcare is a serious subject. After all, what’s more important
than your health and the health of your family? Yet maintaining quality
healthcare has become a challenge, as costs have been steadily on
the rise – here in Florida and across the country.
That’s where the partnership between our college and the Florida
Community Colleges Risk Management Consortium (FCCRMC) has been able
to make a difference – as group purchasing power and working
together with BlueCross BlueShield of Florida (BCBSF) have resulted
in cost increases that are lower than the national average. Most recently,
FCCRMC member colleges have worked together to develop a long-term
approach designed to support the availability of quality healthcare
resources at a cost you and the college can afford. That approach
requires smart healthcare buying with a focus on good health and includes
tools and resources to help make that happen.
In making these changes, our goal is to support you and your families
in managing your health and your healthcare expenses. We are excited
about what our partnership can do. As another added measure of assurance,
the college will hire a consultant to conduct a review of the insurance
programs to ensure that we provide our employees with the best quality
coverage. In addition, the existing PPO, BlueChoice, will be maintained
for one year to allow a transition period prior to the new plans.
For 2007, you will see some changes as part of this evolving long-term
strategy. One is a new BCBSF PPO network and plan. The BlueOptions
PPO offers broad access to quality NetworkBlue doctors, hospitals
and providers who provide services at a lower cost than the PPO network
in place today. Overall, FCCRMC expects a 10-15% reduction in costs
by implementing this new plan. You are likely to see those savings
reflected in your out-of-pocket cost when you receive care, and in
what you are asked to pay for dependent medical coverage. With the
new PPO, you still will have freedom to choose any provider. And you
benefit from direct claim filing, some savings on the cost of care,
and freedom from “balance billing” (requiring you to pay
amounts over BCBSF’s approved charges) when you use the traditional
BCBSF network.
In addition to the BlueOptions PPO (and the HMO offered in some areas),
you will have a new customized BlueOptions HRA (available to full-time
employees and COBRA participants only—not available to retirees)
plan to consider. The HRA plan also uses NetworkBlue. With the HRA
plan, you’ll have:
• a higher deductible –
$1,000 per person or $3,000 per family – and you will pay a
percentage of the cost for the care you receive instead of set dollar
copayments.
• a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
funded through FCCRMC by the college. The HRA is a personal account
you can use to pay healthcare expenses tax-free in 2007 or the future.
• an even lower cost to buy dependent coverage than you
will with the BlueOptions PPO.
Our partnership with FCCRMC and BCBSF already includes great tools
to help you manage your health – including health risk assessments
to help you identify potential health issues and myBlueService, an
online resource with a wealth of medical information. Between now
and 2007, that information will be expanded to help you manage what
you spend on healthcare with tools to help you compare medical options,
select a hospital or doctor, and understand the cost of the care your
doctor recommends.
We will provide many more educational opportunities and a detailed
look at your choices from August through mid-October – with
enrollment meetings, materials and an expanded myBlueService Web site
to support your choice of plans for 2007. Enrollment will take place
September through November.
Please contact Laurie Youngman at x8116, Linda Marcia at x8038, or
Barbara Luse at x8045 for more information.
The Osceola and West Campuses Are Looking for Tutors!
The Learning Center at Osceola Campus and the West Campus Tutoring
Center are in desperate need of tutors. Osceola Campus needs tutors
in ALL subject areas and the West Campus Tutoring Center is in need
of tutors for all subject areas except math. For additional information
on Osceola Campus, located in building 3, room 100, please contact
Professor Guevara at ext. 4112 or Marilyn at ext. 4146. For additional
information on the West Campus Tutoring Center, located in SSB-248,
please contact Ronald Woodruff at ext 1249.
Adjunct Faculty News
The following adjunct faculty members have recently completed at least
60 hours of professional development activities sponsored by the Office
of Adjunct Faculty Development. They join over 120 adjuncts that now
hold the Associate Faculty Certificate and rank. Congratulations to
all.
John Bardakjy, Roger Barrows, Julia Ann Becker, Anastasia
Bojanowski, Cindy Boone, Houston Briggs, Patsy Buckley, Castell Burton,
Stephen Clinton, Amy Eger, Geoff Fortunato, Kay Garner, Mary Gausz,
Dalia Gil, Christian Glardon, Donald Goss, Jennier L Guerriero, Wallace
Harper, Helen Horner, Keith Houck, Harry Hunt, Steven E.Husebye, Jeffrey
Israel, Ralf Jenne, Karen Jorgensen, Amanda Kern, Timothy Morris,
Barbara Reuter, Scott Richardson, Katherine Richter, Sanghamitra Sinha,
Mary Sikora, Leslie Simmonds, Margaret Staton, Minda Stephens, Christina
Tan, Elaine Tan, Carol Thompson, Richard Van Slyke, Fernando Vidal
and Theresa Welty.
For more information on the certificate program and a complete list
of the Associate Faculty, go to:http://faculty.valenciacc.edu/adjunct/
New Faces At Valencia Foundation
Welcome to Erica Jones, bookkeeper, and our two summer
interns Jenny Lee and Brett Hart.
Kudos
An essay entitled "Faculty Competency by Design: A Model for
Institutional Transformation," by Helen Clarke,
director of the Teaching/Learning Academy, and Philip E. Bishop,
professor of humanities, has appeared in To Improve the Academy, Vol.
24 (2006).
Lillian Tribino has been awarded the Student Service
Volunteer of the Year Award, by the Valencia Alumni Association. Lillian's
work with the Single Parent Association is greatly appreciated.
Submissions to the Bulletin are encouraged, so please e-mail your
achievements, awards, recognitions, and relevant information for the
college community to Mary Jane Jones in the Marketing and Media Relations
office. Deadline for submission is 5 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding
each Friday’s distribution. Mary Jane can be reached at ext.1017,
mc 4-34 or mjjones@valenciacc.edu
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